PERSONALITY: FROM NATURE OR NURTURE
Definition
Usual manner or style of behavior
Predictable patterns throughout life
Personality Types
Introverts
Easygoing
Cheerful
Calm
Coping well
Extroverts
Higher highs
Lower lows
Emotionally reactive
Sources of Personality
Nature
Genetics
Inherited
Emotionally reactive
Nurture
Environment
Influences
Family
Culture
Friends
Education
Nature-Nurture Controversy
Which is more important?
Genetics
Environment
Difficult to conduct research
No scientific resolution
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Current belief: both are important
Ongoing Discussion
Nature vs. Nurture
Everyone has an opinion